IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVERMORE CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AMENDING WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017 18 THROUGH 2021 22 The City of Livermore operates the municipal water system as an Enterprise fund with customer rates and charges providing full funding for all water storage and distribution system costs including capital improvement projects to renew and replace water system facilities and the cost of purchasing water from the Zone 7 Water Agency Water rates and charges must be adjusted to provide funding to meet normal inflationary increases in the costs of goods and services used by the water utility and to provide adequate renewal replacement funding Council action is also necessary to continue to pass through all costs related to the wholesale purchase of water from the Zone 7 Water Agency and to pass through any increases in Zone 7 costs beginning in January 2018 and for the next five years upon notice to customers as required by law The Water Resources Division staff has completed a Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Cost of Service Study in conjunction with Raftelis Financial Consultants Inc which identifies the revenue necessary to fund expected expenses of the Livermore Municipal Water Enterprise Notices of a public hearing for increasing water rates for Fiscal Years 2018 19 through 2021 22 were mailed to all property owners within the Livermore Municipal Water service area on May 12 2017 as required by the provisions of Proposition 218 A public hearing on proposed increases and adjustments to water rates was held by the City Council on June 26 2017 The City Council determined that a majority protest to the increases to water rates did not exist at the conclusion of the public hearing NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Livermore as follows Section 1 Deposits Meter Testing Fees Service Reconnection Fees Water Rates and Charges Pursuant to Chapters 13 08 13 16 and 13 20 of the Livermore Municipal Code the City Council establishes the following deposits meter testing fees service reconnection fees water rates and charges for meters and water furnished by the City of Livermore RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
DEPOSITS The amount of deposit required for water service for an applicant who is not the owner of the premises shall be as follows If the application is for residential service 5 8 1 meter 100 00 p 100 00 If the application is for service other than residential 5 8 or 3 4 meter 100 00 1 or 1 1 2 meter 100 00 2 or 3 meter 200 00 4 or larger 400 00 The amount of deposit required for the meter provided by the City in furnishing water for construction work shall be as follows 5 8 3 4 and 1 meter 250 00 3 and larger 1 400 00 METER TESTING FEES The meter testing fee shall be 100 00 for meters up to 2 inches in size and 200 00 for meters larger than 2 inches RECONNECTION FEES The service reconnection fee shall be 60 00 for first time restoration and 80 00 for any subsequent restoration in a 12 month period for all restorations occurring during normal business hours of 8 00 A M to 5 00 P M Monday through Friday The reconnection fee shall be 100 00 if the water meter is removed during normal business hours The reconnection fee will be business hours 250 00 if the reconnection occurs outside of normal 2 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
WATER RATES FOR SERVICE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LIVERMORE Quantity Rate For all water delivered per water meter per month Normal Supply Voluntary Conservation Tier I 0 7 1 00 1 07 1 13 1 19 1 25 Tier II Over 7 1 40 1 48 1 57 1 66 1 74 Tier I 0 7 1 00 1 07 1 13 1 19 1 25 Tier II Over 7 1 40 1 48 1 57 1 66 1 74 Commercial Institutional Public Agency Uniform 1 08 1 15 1 22 1 29 1 35 Uniform 1 40 t48 1 57 1 66 1 74 Uniform 2 64 2 81 2 97 3 14 3 30 3 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
Stage I Voluntary 10 Water Conservation Tier I 0 7 1 16 1 21 1 26 1 32 1 38 Tier II Over 7 1 62 1 69 1 76 1 84 1 92 Per 100 City Distribution City Distribution City Distribution City Distribution City Distribution Tier I 0 7 1 16 1 21 1 26 1 32 1 38 i Tier II Over 7 1 62 1 69 1 76 1 84 1 92 Commercial Institutional Public Agency Uniform 1 26 1 32 1 38 1 44 1 50 I August 1 2017 July 1 2018 July 1 2019 July 1 2020 July 1 2021 Uniform 1 62 1 69 1 76 1 84 1 92 Normal recycled water rates remain in effect in all stages of conservation 4 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
Stage II Voluntary Mandatory 20 Water Conservation 1 Tier I 0 7 1 29 1 35 1 41 1 47 1 53 Tier II Over 7 1 81 1 89 1 97 2 05 2 14 Tier I 0 7 1 29 1 35 1 41 1 47 1 53 Tier II Over 7 1 81 1 89 1 97 2 05 2 14 Commercial Institutional Public Agency Uniform 1 39 1 45 1 51 1 58 1 65 Uniform 1 81 1 89 1 97 2 05 2 14 Normal recycled water rates remain in effect in all stages of conservation Stage III Mandatory 35 Water Conservation Tier I 0 7 1 56 1 63 1 70 1 77 1 85 Tier II Over 7 2 19 2 28 2 38 2 48 2 58 5 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
Tier I 0 7 1 56 1 63 1 70 1 77 1 85 Tier II Over 7 2 19 2 28 2 38 2 48 2 58 Commercial Institutional Public Agency Uniform 1 69 1 76 1 84 1 92 2 00 Uniform 2 19 2 28 2 38 2 48 2 58 Normal recycled water rates remain in effect in all stages of conservation Stage IV Mandatory 50 Water Conservation Tier I 0 7 2 00 2 08 2 17 2 26 2 36 Tier II Over 7 2 81 2 93 3 05 3 18 3 31 Tier I 0 7 2 00 2 08 2 17 2 26 2 36 Tier II Over 7 2 81 2 93 3 05 3 18 3 31 6 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
Commercial Institutional Public Agency Uniform 2 17 2 26 2 36 2 46 2 56 Uniform 2 81 2 93 3 05 3 18 3 31 Normal recycled water rates remain in effect in all stages of conservation Meter Service Charges Per Meter Per Month Meter Size Meter Service Charges Effective Effective Effective Effective Effective August 1 July 1 July 1 2019 July 1 2020 July 1 2021 2017 2018 5 8 Inch D 18 28 19 43 20 57 21 71 22 85 3 4 inch D 21 05 24 37 25 90 27 42 30 46 1 inch w fire 18 28 19 43 20 57 21 71 22 85 1 inch D 36 53 38 82 41 10 43 38 45 66 1 z inch D 66 95 71 13 75 32 79 50 83 68 1 12 inch T 79 12 84 06 89 01 93 95 98 89 2 inch D 103 45 109 92 118 38 122 85 129 31 2 inch T 121 70 129 31 138 91 144 52 152 12 3 inch T 270 74 287 66 304 58 321 50 338 42 4 inch T 462 36 491 26 520 16 549 06 577 95 6 inch T 979 44 1 040 65 1 101 87 1 163 08 1 224 29 8 inch T 1 709 44 1 816 28 1 923 12 2 029 96 2 136 79 10 inch T 2 561 08 2 721 15 2 861 22 3 041 29 3 201 35 Fire Line Meter Service 2 26 2 40 2 54 2 68 2 82 Charges 3 39 3 60 3 81 4 02 4 23 1 inch 4 51 4 79 5 07 5 35 5 63 1 1 2 inch 6 76 7 18 7 60 8 02 8 44 2 inch 9 00 9 57 10 13 10 69 11 25 3 inch 13 49 14 34 15 18 16 02 16 86 4 inch 17 99 19 11 20 24 21 36 22 48 6 inch 22 47 23 87 25 28 26 68 28 08 8 inch 10 inch 7 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
1 Displacement Meters are indicated by D and Turbine Meters indicated by T All 1 inch with fire meters are Displacement Private fire protection service charges are applicable to all water service furnished for privately owned fire protection systems Section 2 increases Definitions The following definitions and policies shall apply to the water rate a Quantity Rate Quantity rates are charged per unit volume of water delivered as determined by metering The total quantity rate will be broken down into a Wholesale Water Cost based on the rate charged by the Zone 7 Water Agency and a City Distribution Cost based on the City s operations maintenance and replacement costs b Wholesale Water Cost A combination of fixed charges and or variable rates based on the City s purchased water costs from the Zone 7 Water Agency All costs resulting from wholesale water purchases from Zone 7 will continue to be passed through to Livermore Municipal Water customers between January 2018 and January 2022 Livermore City Council resolves to pass through without further Council action any increase in Zone 7 Water Agency rates for the next five years by adjusting the Wholesale Water Cost upon notice to customers required by law c City Distribution Cost A quantity rate based on the City s operations maintenance and replacement costs The City Distribution Costs will be adjusted by Council resolution and adjustments will take effect on July 1st of each year unless otherwise specified d Meter Service Charge The service or demand charge is a base rate per month representing the fixed costs of providing water service and is charged in addition to the quantity rate e Private Fire Protection Service The private fire protection service rate is the amount charged per month for each fire protection service lateral connected to the water system Water is only delivered through the fire protection system for routine maintenance or fire emergencies A bypass meter is read at regular intervals to verify that water is not being used through unauthorized connections to the fire system Section 3 Normal Supply In accordance with the City s current Water Shortage Contingency Plan the Voluntary Conservation water rates are implemented Section 4 This resolution is effective August 1 2017 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Livermore resolves that commencing August 1 2017 July 1 2018 July 1 2019 July 1 2020 and July 1 2021 the Water Rates and Meter Service Charges be amended as described 8 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098
On motion of Council Member Carling seconded by Council Member Woerner the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted on June 26 2017 by the following vote AYES Council Members Carling Coomber Woerner Vice Mayor Spedowfski NOES ABSENT ABSTAIN None Mayor Marchand None ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM ast4usan Neer City Clerk Jason Alcala Date June 27 2017 City Attorney 9 RESOLUTION NO 2017 098